A new theory suggests windows of opportunity, not a series of improbable events may have helped humans gain a foothold in the ...

A technique called sonification allows new discoveries, brings out subtleties in dense data, and makes astronomy more accessible.

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Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to ...

“Our existence is probably not an evolutionary fluke,” says Jennifer Macalady, a study co-author and microbiology professor ...